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Ferrous Metals in Historic Structures, event preview

Meteoric iron was discovered and utilised well before 3000 BC but the Iron Age began around 1200 BC to 600 BC when sufficiently hot furnaces were developed for large-scale smelting of iron ore.

This autumn, SCI’s Construction Materials group will study the historical context of iron and steel production and usage, in a one-day seminar that introduces the chemical and microstructural properties which have made them such important structural materials over the years. There will also be discussion of durability issues, investigation and testing, plus a case study of Ditherington Flax Mill, the world’s first iron-framed building, covering its history, development, renovation and future.